Table 5. An Example Of An Ipds Command Sequence - Printronix S828 Programmer's Manual

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Each category starts with a command from the host to the printer and ends with an acknowledgment from
the printer to the host. An analysis of each category follows this example.
Note: . indicates a command from the host to the printer. . indicates a reply from the printer to the host.

Table 5. An Example of an IPDS Command Sequence

Printer Command
State Direction
Initialization
Sequence
Preparatory
Sequence
Page
Segment
Sequence
Block
State
End Block
State
Overlay
Sequence
Block
State
End Block
State
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CMD Command Name
STM Sense Type and Model
ACK Acknowledgement Response
SHS Set Home State
LPD Logical Page Descriptor
LPP Logical Page Position Locate
LCC Load Copy Control
LFE Load Font Equivalence Load
ACK Acknowledgement Response
BPS Begin Page Segment
WT Write Text
WT Write Text
WT Write Text
WIC Write Image Control
WI Write Image
WI Write Image
END End
WT Write Text
WT Write Text
EP End Page
ACK Acknowledgement Response
BO Begin Overlay
WT Write Text
WT Write Text
WT Write Text
IO Include Overlay
WGC Write Graphics Control
WG Write Graphics
WG Write Graphics
END End
WT Write Text
WT Write Text
IO Include Overlay
IPS Include Page Segment
EP End Page
ACK Acknowledgement Response
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Description
Request Device Information
Return Type/Model Information
Set Printer Home State
Define Logical Page
Logical Page
Load Page Copy Information
Font Mapping
Acknowledge Successful Operation
Set Printer to Page Segment State
Store Text Data in Page Segment
Store Text Data in Page Segment
Store Text Data in Page Segment
Start Page Segment Image Block
State
Store Image Data in Page Segment
Store Image Data in Page Segment
End Image Block State
Store Text Data in Page Segment
Store Text Data in Page Segment
Return to Home State
Acknowledge Successful Operation
Enter Overlay State
Store Text Data in Overlay
Store Text Data in Overlay
Store Text Data in Overlay
Include Another Overlay
Enter Overlay Graphics Block State
Store Graphics Data in Overlay
Store Graphics Data in Overlay
End Overlay Graphics Block State
Store Text in Overlay
Store Text in Overlay
Include Another Overlay
Include Page Segment in Overlay
Return to Home State
Acknowledge Successful Operation
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